Hiiiii,

Girlll Thankyou so much for the reply. 
 

the swollen lymph node I had in my underarm was so triggering for me. Because the first thing I did was google it and it said you have to wait it out for a couple of weeks but I was here thinking I could have so many different types of cancers and it's not helpful at all. Google is really the real enemy!

I haven't been feeling that ill but I've noticed every time I'm stressed over my swollen lymph nodes I start to not be able to eat, lose weight and just cry for hours and hours.  
 

my lymph node was pea sized painful for a week then the pain went away but it was still pea sized. Went to the GP to legit not go crazy and he said it's no big deal because it's pea sized. Fast forward a month this lymph node was the size of a fat Grape and the skin around it was raised too and it was tender so painful to touch that I couldn't move my hand. Called the GP she said it most likely an infection that my body couldn't fight off. The antibiotics that were prescribed helped significantly but the swelling is still a little bit there which they've reassured me that some swollen lymph nodes take months to go back to what it was or even stay swollen like this for the rest of my life. 
 

Our Mind is so powerful. I remember when I first got the swollen lymph node and I would google and they would be like if you have these symptoms you might have this cancer. I would read the symptom of breast cancer and it would say pain the breast and suddenly after about an hour I had pain in breast and then I read itching and suddenly after a bit my arm started to itch. Legit the last symptom I searched was joint pain and now my joints have been hurting. I'm just here trying to stop thinking anymore. 
 

You have told me that you have had a blood test done previously. I'd suggest get another one as bloods can chnage in a space of weeks. Hopefully everything for you is going to be just fine and it's just a scare.  
 

and yesssss I'm in first year doing a law degree and I haven't been able to focus or do proper work for 2 months which is so bad as my motivation has been so low. 
 

What have the doctors said to you about you being tired the past month? 

Mellisa x
 

Omds!!! I have to agree on you there! Our mind is so weirdly amazing. I read about itching in lymphoma and suddenly I'm so itchy it's been terrible. This made me laugh bcs we really do this to ourselves. 
 

I read somewhere that sometimes when a lymph node swells it doesn't go back to normal. Praying that you're all good and healthy and maybe it's just one of those things but again the drs will need to ensure they've ruled out everything. Maybe stress is making us worse especially when we've been busy googling away like we've got an assignment due for our health

I'm so sorry to hear that. It's literally a pain in the backside how we at this age can't even focus on our education. I sound like a brat I know there are people out there who are a lot worse and I'm grateful that no bad news has been found yet but it sucks! How most people our age are fine and we're sat here sobbing about what could be wrong with us. 
 

Honeslry keep pestering the GP find a Dr that will listen and ensure that all tests are done to rule out anything. Maybe you had glandular fever? That can result in swollen lymph nodes for a while and is very common in our age - especially when you said that the antibiotics worked. Maybe it's just a nasty infection still lingering. 
 

Yes I had a full blood report and blood count. Initally it was to check my iron levels which they found the iron stores were low so I've been on iron medicine for 4 months now. Back in December all blood count looked good and WBC was normal not indicating any infections. And glandular fever was negative. I've been getting these awful migraines so my lovely Nurse practitioner did a full blood report again and she found that my CRP (proteins that fight infections) was borderline about two weeks ago. So shes arranged for another test on Monday. She said it's nothing to worry about since it can be a lot of things but she doesn't know that I've been having fatigue and feeling ill for about 6 months now. So obv I've been Googling and worrying myself to the point I'm just crying and making myself more ill. 
 

My friends have always told me to not google and try to keep me away from it But I'm such a curious human who needs answers. I've arranged for a Drs appointment and I will let him know about my fatigue and feeling ill and itchy bcs the drs don't know about that yet and I was hoping it would just vanish. I'll ask if he wants to test anything else he can just add it to them same blood test on Monday hopefully. 
 

oh gosh I have a few friends in law and from what I've heard it's super tiring and it's so much work! You're gonna be a bad *** lawyer one day I know it. I know it sucks im a second year pharmacy student and this year all our exams are in person not online so it sucks because I literally can not concentrate when revising and I'm so stressed I'll fail and not make it to next year. Another 3 more years after this year Praying for our health and well-being and success girly! ️

To be honest I haven't had symptoms of gradual fever so they haven't even talked to me about it at all. But I feel like if I do go to the GP next time I'll want that test done. 
 

My CRP levels are high right now but it's been like that for months because of my crohns Disease which is when your immune system attacks a certain part of your body because it thinks it's foreign which causes inflammation but all I'm worried about is just this lymph nodes I legit want them to leave and for me to be able to concentrate on things. 
 

Hopefully the tests you are going to get on Monday will help you find some answers and hopefully it's nothing serious. 
 

My friends have been the best and I honestly do believe that I have the bestest friend around me. I'm so lucky to have them. They have also told me to not google because google is there to legit stress me out and give me anxiety. 
 

Anddd going on YouTube to search about story times of Lymphoma or like other cancers legit drained the life out of me. Made me even more scared than ever so I legit DO NOT RECOMMEND. 
 

im hoping it's the nasty infection lingering and hopefully everything just turns out okay. 
 

girllllll I've heard that pharmacy is really hard too. Apparently there's so much content to learn so good luck. And I'm sure you are gonna be a bad*** pharmacist or will work in pharmaceuticals and be successful. 
 

just wanted to ask if you have Instagram or something where we can chat there too. Only if your comfortable though. 
 

hopefully everything goes well for you girll ️

Hi Mellisa,

Some doctors tend to dismiss younger people, as they are less likely to have cancer. Whilst this is true, unfortunately, some younger people do succumb to the disease. I'm afraid that I don't know enough about the human anatomy to know whether or not there might be anything untoward with your new bump. Why not get this checked out, if only to put your mind at rest?

Kind regards,
Jolamine xx

Yes, please do get tested to help ease your mind and stress. 
 

That sucks! I have IBS and it can get very bad but it can't compare to Chrons. I hope you're doing okay and it's calmed down for you. I think the more we stress and the more we worry the harder it will be for us. It's so easy for people to tell us to calm down and let go of the worry bcs they're not the ones feeling what we feel. I hope we can get tested thoroughly and that it's nothing serious. 
 

I'm so glad! Friends are honestly family when you have the right ones. 
 

Oh my goodness I did the whole YouTube thing and deffo won't recommend that

Honestly it's like they've accidentally given me the medical student work instead of the pharmacy one Aww thank you! I hope to graduate and work for 2/3 years and study further to ruin my already drained brain

I'm sorry sweet I deleted my insta for exams bcs I'm such a mess when it comes to procrastination. I will find any way to procrastinate you name it. Tiktok, insta, YouTube....the fricken settings app on my phone. 

(If you would like my email as weird as that is but I could always give you that) 

Praying for us both ️

Hi Jolamine,

Ive touched the new bump several times and I'm convinced that it is not a lymph node because it doesn't feel like any that I've had. I'm gonna keep an eye on all of the swollen ones and see if there are going to be changes in the future and if there are i will go to the GP.

Mellisa 

I know it's hard but try to eat little and often if you can't do big meals at the moment. IBS sucks everything sucks

Omds tiktok is a nightmare I can be on it for hours on end and not realise!

Got my blood test today to check for inflammatory markers and B12 again so hopefully nothing too scary going on. Today my lymph nodes in underarm and neck have been so painful for some reason and my ear kills. Lord knows what's going on. 
 

Aww you too hun x keep us posted on how things go and try not to stress too much. 
 

Best of luck ️ Likewise I'll be praying for us too x 

Hi Mellisa,

I'm glad to hear that you don't think that this is a lymph node. I agree that you're possibly best to keep an eye on all swellings for a while and contact your GP if you need to.

Fingers crossed that you don't need to.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Girllll I really do hope that it's nothing serious for you. Just bare in mind that high Inflammation markers can indicate so many different things so if it does come back high don't worry about it (I know easier said then done). 
 

tomorrow I'm going to call my gp for the little bump downstairs but I've felt like a painful lump on my labia Majora but the inside which I'm just hoping is a blocked oil gland. Going to hopefully get that checked too. I just hate that health is such a big priority in our life and we have to stress over it. 
 

good luck with everything, you're in my prayers ️